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Seeks,
The Lancaster County Plan- The Commission took those
ning Commission took steps stc P s when it adopted a mem-
Tuesday to insure tighter con- orantJ um initiated by the Lan
.. „ . _ caster County So 1 and Water
trols on water and soil manage- _
nient in municipalities and large Consei'vation District,
subdivisions The memorandum is a work-
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ing agreement fo* an exchange of
information and recommenda
tions which will be passed on to
subdividers and municipalities if
construction threatens the total
run-off or changes the course of
a water-way.
In presenting the memoran
dum for approval, planning staff
explained that heretofore, in the
review of subdivision plans,
“staff has not looked deeply into
soil and water management" ex
cept in limited areas already
covered by zoning regulations
Undei the agreement, the Plan
ning Commission will
Recommend inclusion of soil
and watei management measures
to those subdivision plans deem
ed necessary by the commission,
Request from the Distnct,
prior to approval, technical assis
tance on those plans which le
quire additional soil and watei
management planning;
Furnish the District with a
copy of that portion of each plan
on which District assistance is
requested;
Recommend to municipal plan
ning commissions and subdivid
ers that use be made of Dis
trict technical assistance in order
to incorporate soil and water
management measures in subdiv
ision activity
The Conservation District will;
Furnish technical assistance as
requested.
Provide the planners with stand
ards and specifications for any
recommended soil and water
management measures;
Furnish the planners, develop-
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Not Regularly Discounted.
Lancaster Farming. Saturday. February 28.197 P
Owners Ofls,oooDogs
Could Bo Prosecuted
Unlicensed dogs in Lancaster
County are estimated at 15,000.
But J. Marvin Hostetter, dog
law enforcement officer for the
county, said the figure doesn’t
upset him because the ratio of
unlicensed dogs to the 42,707
licensed pooches is one of the
best in the state.
His prosecution record he
prefeircd charges against 302
dog owners last yeai is one of
the best m the state, according
to the Pennsylvania Department
of Agriculture, which enforces
the state’s dog law act
Some of those prosecuted paid
fines as big as $lOO for not hav
ing their dogs licensed Hostettei
said he can’t understand why
anyone would risk a fine when a
tag costs only $1 20 to $2 20
“A dog tag means the ownei
cares for his pet,” Hostetter said
“It’s the only way an owner
has of getting his dog back if it
is lost or stolen ”
Dog law enforcement is like
scratching a hole in the sand
er or any municipal body, tech
nical assistance in design, layout
and construction of recommend
ed measures
The commission and the Dis
trict agree mutually to.
Conduct orientation seminars
necessary to implementation of
the areas of cooperation,
Serve as information sources
to all municipal planning com
missions;
Review the memorandum an
nually.
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according to Hostetter. “You
seem to make so little headway
for all the work involved.”
Complaints such as dogs run
ning at large, dog bites and dogs
killing livestock and poultry re
quire much investigative work,
the dog law officer said.
"When you’ie lunmng down
complaints, it means you can’t
be checking people to see if
tr.ey’vc bought dog tags." he
added
Duung a iccent sheep killing
investigation in the Churchtown
aiea, Hostettei encountered a
man who feigned ignoiance of
the Pennsylvania dog law
“You mean to tell me I have to
pay to get a license for my dog 1 ”
the man asked indignantly “I’ve
had a dog for 12 yeais and never
had a license ”
He said the recalcitrant dog
owner paid a $lOO fine and was
m the county treasuier’s office
the next day for a dog tag
Hostetler, who has alieady
begun checking on dog owners
who haven’t purchased 1970 tags,
thinks it’s high time the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania paid
for his home phone.
“My wife takes complaints all
day. For the free answering ser
vice, I think the state ought to
pay my phone bill the same as
they pay a game protector’s.”
Hostetler was an investigating
officer for the U S Department
of Justice before becoming Lan
caster County’s dog officer, a po
sition he has held for three years.
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